Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-06-16

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teninht he io1a szpseesd oeelstcn gpoI
NE foaFth asesisn of ths fnieF-B1sil
OornmeFes Al, which pgsAibafsa grease
eaaxRs tog TIE tE1nsportation 81 pas1a
esfs sd pseDassy evsF Q sbsTteE tha8
longer dislanee, 10 he Gme dlroetfo1
andaF Substantially similar etreaz
niAuess and egndittOns-
The decision b mads apoa the psti
ton Of the LoaisEiiie a kaSbyifls and
otheR companies, which were sD0ne ~
aFnt 10 apply for relief from tbs opeEs
zion Of the foaFsh ssetton- Ths decision
Il yefy long, e0mDEisiBg more toan
i5JO0 words, BAT the Doss iDpoFtAni
fsatzse 10 the an1OaoeeDset hal q
C0mmtasion, after matase c0nsidaRR-
too, IL natss6sd thai the statute doe
not require what u psossFibss IN essFy
instanos. Thsfs are exesDsteaai eaae1
which call fog sslisf before tbs eerFisi
10 a. liberty IN lee tariffs 10 depart from
tba general rule. The carrier must
judge for Itsslf which arr Substantially
similar circumstances and conditions
which pseeiaAa q special rate. Fsbate ei
efawback wkieh ere na1a unlavful b
ksction ID and SECTION A.
since 20 tFtbunsl IL enp1uers1 %
Judge koR u until amer the carrier hai
asled. and thee sgly for the puFposs Of
deasgmiutna WHISTLER ne aesi0a eonsti-
tuies 9 Slolaaion 81 lac, tie carrier
iaAass On the peril Of the CONSCIOUSNESS
Dat tbs epecial rata rebate or drawback
which % grants d not Illegal, when 4
turns ont that the eiTeamstasess and
conditions aFs not sush ~ 10 forbid u
And a. Congress easaFiy intended thil
Il mnsa also, whep using the sane words
10 the foaFth section. have intended
that the carries, whose pEivats pFiviIsgs
vas IN the sans way linlted By teen
would In the same way net upon its owu
iEdQmsnt in limiting the circumstances
sod conditions.
The OoEnmiason. therefore. will nsl
undertake 30 decide In advanoe what
constitutes or what does not o0nstisuts
Discrimination usdeT Substantially SIM
liar circumstances end conditions. but
will leave the railroad companies 10 hx.
ing theis tariff 10 aet upon their eva
judgment aud ct their own risk.
FOR the guidance. however, Of The
railroad companies, the Commission 10
he decision has considered 81 eFeaI
length nearly every question raised nn-
der the fourth section Of the Law. and
has reached e0neIasions which are sam
naEizsd ss fOilGvs:
FiFst-The prohibition 10 The fourth
section aRainst q eFeAtes charge for {
shorter than for longer distance 0vei
Tho sane lIns In the sams diFeetioa. thl
shorter being included within ths ionael
dlstanse, a. qualIfled thsgsin, IA llmIset
80 cases In which circumstances ane
e0nditiens are Substantially similar.
Bsoond-Ths phfess ''andeE substAn.
tally stmllas circumstances and con
ailions. tn tho foaFth sect GA used ID
Abe same sense As In the esoond nscticE
and under The qualified fern % proki
bitioB IL the fourth section. Carrier
ara required 70 iades IN the arss 10
stance wlih regard 70 The SIMILARITY o.
ai6slmilagity Of the circumstances anl
aondItiona that forbid or permit |
greater charge for q shorter distance.
ThiFa--The Judgment OF the carrier
Ia noe Gaal. bat sabieet 10 The enlhoFit,
% the ComminsioB aud the courts 4
decide whether al erTeT has been CON
nitted or whetheF the statute has boel
Vi0lsted. and 10 case OF compliant o
the violation Of The fourth section O
the act the burden Of prsof IL on thl
carrier TO justify any departure frou
the eenegAl ralo prescribed by tn
statute by showing that the eiFoutn
stances and conditions are substantial.
dissimilaF.
FoaFth-The pFoVialsna Of ssction
requiring that charges Be made reason
able and intt, and Of section 2, forbid
ding unjust Discrimination, apply WhsI
exceptional charges Ere made unde
section as they are In other oasss.
fifth-The existence Of antual CON
petition which Ii OF controlling force Il
Fespecl 20 traflic, important 10 aInount
pey make Out disaimilaF eiFcu
and conditions entitllug the carrier 3
ehaFee lees for . longer than for
Shorter haul over the same line, 10 ID
same dlFeotien, the shorter being Ia
eiudod 10 the lengeT, and Ia the fellow
Inc cases fiFat-When competition
wilh carriers By water. whieh are 20
snoiect 10 The provisions o
ths ssAiuta 5seOnd Mhsn In CON
petition with tsEsiau OF Oths
railroads which are not aueieet q
the pFoyisloEs. ThiFd-In rare an,
peeallaf eases af competition betWeaI
railroads which are subject 10 thl
statute when strict Application Of th
generAl rule Of the statute would Be De
slraeGivs 70 lhs sompstiIloD. Foursh-
1he Commission farther decides tha
When q araateg charge In the Aggregate
IL made for The tEansp0Rsal Of pas
asneere 81 any kind OF property for
sheTteF than for longer distance owe
the same line IN the sane direction, thi
shorter beina inoluded IN the lonRe
distance, u 10 n0t q SUFFICIENT iussifioa
too. TherefoFs thai traflc which /
subjected 90 such greater charge ID wa
oF local lraliic.
The short haul, frame 10 more expsu
Give 60 the carrier unless when such cir
eomssAnota ~ make 10 txosplioa Ally 81
pensivs on The LONG haul, the dinsrsnes /
extraordinarily susceptible Of proof
nor thai Lesser charge 90 o longer han
10 merely continuation Of the favor
able rates, andeF which she trade Ger
tiers 80 Industrial establishments hay
been euilt up. The fact thai the lop
hAni tFaiflc will only bear certain rate
,xlsts as 10 such ouaineas, which lust
nsd The AmeTtcaa roads 10 messin
snoh eompetitiea.by Q eor spending n
daetion Of reads. without regard 10 III
feet that IN % doing. the rate b
tNean TERMINALS may BE- reduced belo'
the the raiea 70 and from the lntermed
ate plAces, Nhieh are elsa Acreeahl
aud iuss In themselves. The fact ths
the Americas roA1a are lsfi free TO uieS
sUeh ccmpetition is an assurances thu
NO var 90 ratss will be wased BY a
Canadian roads.
The Commission thihks THAI Al
cases 10 which composition between ID
AmerteAa roads will permit dsviAtio
FROM the long and short clause are yer
faW, bat aays. One such caas ia tbs
" the railroads extending freru pittl
burg, Pa, parallel 10 the pennsylyAni
rad Is Tar ~ foangstown, thenee I
AahtAb0la, Ohio, where through SOS
necii0u with the Lake shsrs gives 10 ~
people Of Piliabrug and Younessovn
eOmpetitiOn with tke Psnnsylvsni
roAd Ia teetf basineaa 90 ana from NJ
inrk aud New England"
Ihe Commission gooa % 10 say ths
thls seate is eonawhAl touedaboul. b.
that u Tie loag ard ShaEt hsal elan,
sAa construed strictly Il Woale destro
the eonpetiiion from Piltahurs. wAie
furnished NE oAritAl 10 build Il Ter ~
sKpfssa parpos1 % securias coupet
tton. The OouAlissioa ads thAA oths
foAds similarly sitdAisd, nks 4 eeftsi
noEth and aoath taaA. tasA :
tlAt ffeu OneianAti 70 folsaa, An
that frVm Albany 70 ChlesS,